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A double negative forms a positive

A double negative forms a positive

A linguistics professor was lecturing to his class one day. “In English,” he said, “a double negative form a positive. In some languages, though, such as Russian, a double negative is still a negative. However, there is no language wherein a double positive can form a negative.”

Then a voice from the back of the room piped up: “Yeah, right.”

Why did you and Daddy get divorced?

Why did you and Daddy get divorced?

Persevere!

Persevere!